Percentage of short-stay residents assessed and appropriately given the pneumococcal vaccine

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39.1

Percentage of short-stay residents who were assessed and appropriately given the seasonal influenza vaccine

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70.0

* The data for this measure is missing. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

** The number of residents is too small to report. Call the facility to discuss this quality measure.

Nursing homes regularly collect assessment information on all their residents using a form called the Minimum Data Set.
The information collected includes the residents' health, physical functioning, mental status, and general well being. Nursing homes self-report this information to Medicare.